In 2006 you were the National Criterium Champion. How many years did it take to get there?

I bought an XLT PRO handcycle in 1999. I initially started riding with my wife, sister and friends. I did not even know that handcycle racing was out there until a couple of years after that. I started getting a little faster. I looked up some times and compared the times against my times. I think the first handcycle race I went to was the Rocky Mountain Omnium in 2004. I placed in the middle of the pack that year. I spoke with several people and learned a lot. I probably learned the most then from Alejandro Albor about training and cycling components. In 2004 I started to train much harder. Also, I started upgrading my handcycle for racing purposes. So it took 4 or 5 years of just riding and 2 years of fairly hard training before winning the 2006 National CRIT Race.

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2009 Invacare ITF World Team Cup

A U.S. delegation of 12 athletes recently traveled to Nottingham, England to compete in the 2009 Invacare ITF World Team Cup.

This event is the International Tennis Federation's flagship annual wheelchair tennis team event.  U.S. athletes competed in the men's, women's, junior and quad divisions.

The quad team had the strongest showing, finishing in second place.  The women and juniors each placed fifth in their respective divisions, while the men struggled - finishing last in World Group I.

Complete team rosters and daily recaps are available on the U.S. Tennis Association Web site. Last Updated on 17 August 2009

ROMERO PARTICIPATES IN BIKE ACROSS KANSAS

I was blessed in June 2009 with an opportunity to fulfill a dream of participating in the Bike Across Kansas (BAK). Several friends & I embarked on this journey which encompassed a 550 mile ride beginning on June 5th, 2009 at the Colorado border and concluded on June 13, 2009 at the Missouri border.

Last Updated on 29 July 2009

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Riding the wave: Dot Nary doesn’t let life, college or kayaking pass her by:

Dot Nary, 52, loves whizzing around Lone Star Lake in her kayak. “It allows me to move fast under my own power,” she says.
Using personal power is important to Nary, and she’s passionate about empowering others.
“I grew up in a poor area in Pawtucket, R.I.,” she explains. “We learned to...

Riding the wave: Dot Nary <for the full story on LJWorld.com

 

AWARD!
Mark Stever was nominated this year and won the The Victor S. McCoy Award for Excellence which is PVA’s highest award for field staff. It's inscription usually describes it best: "In recognition and appreciation of your dedicated efforts to provide quality assistance to our members and to America’s disabled veterans and of the high regard in which you are held by your peers. Your determination to soar above and beyond expectations has laid the groundwork of inspiration for all who follow.” He is the youngest member in the history of the PVA to do so. According to his wife, "he is the first NSO who has ACED the NSO 3(National Service Officer 3 position) test in the history of the PVA" as well.

Congratulations Mark!!